Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회지)

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Association of Job Stress and Health Promotion Behaviors with Quality of Life among Female Riot Police Officers

여자 경찰 기동대원의 직무 스트레스, 건강증진행위와 삶의 질의 관련성

  • Ryu, Gi Wook (College of Nursing.Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University) ;
  • Choi, Mona (College of Nursing.Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University)
  • 류기욱 (연세대학교 대학원 간호학과.김모임간호학연구소) ;
  • 최모나 (연세대학교 간호대학.김모임간호학연구소)
  • Received : 2019.04.19
  • Accepted : 2019.11.02
  • Published : 2019.11.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of job stress and health promotion behaviors with the quality of life in female riot police officers. Methods: A cross-sectional design was adopted, and a convenience sample of 182 female riot police officers from 5 Metropolitan Police Agencies in South Korea. All participants completed a self-administered survey questionnaire that assessed job stress, health promotion behavior, and quality of life in May 2018. The collected data were analyzed using t-test, analysis of variance, and correlation and multiple linear regression analyses, all of which were executed using SPSS/WIN 23.0 and STATA 13.0. Results: The level of job stress among participants was moderate, and the mean was 45.25 out of a maximum possible score of 100. The mean scores that emerged for health promotion behaviors and the quality of life were 2.62 (maximum=4) and 56.59 (maximum=100), respectively. Job stress (r=-.380, p<.001) and health promotion behaviors (r=.559, p<.001) were correlated with the quality of life. The statistically significant predictors of the quality of life were job stress (${\beta}=-.212$, p=.001) and health promotion behaviors (${\beta}=.417$, p<.001). Conclusion: The variables that were associated with the quality of life of female riot police officers were job stress and health promotion behaviors. Therefore, interventions that can enhance job stress management and health promotion behaviors are needed to improve the quality of life of female riot police officers.

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